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In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints/disputes and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).

Background:

The Complainant submitted a claim for Unfair Dismissal.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainants Representatives did not present any case to the Hearing to support their claim. They stated that they believed they had entered into a verbal contract with the Respondent to settle the matter at private discussions outside of the Hearing at the initial date for the Hearing and would be not participating further in the Hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent presented their reasons as to why the dismissal was fair due to the Complainant failure to complete a mandatory and necessary training course and denied the claim that the dismissal was unfair.

Decision:

Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the unfair dismissal claim consisting of a grant of redress in accordance with section 7 of the 1977 Act.

As the Complainant did not make any submission to the Hearing to support her claim for unfair dismissal and the Respondent presented their position that the dismissal was fair based on the Complainants non completion of a mandatory training course I deem the dismissal fair.